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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on temporal construal effects, severe developmental dyscalculia, cognitive fitness in older adults, how choice boosts curiosity, and much more.
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Events Serve as “Stepping Stones” en Route to Retrieved Memories
Research suggests that people use event boundaries as “stepping stones” to scan their memories when attempting to recall certain facts or bits of information.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on feeling good, how perceived distance alters memory, prenatal programming of behavior problems, the impacts of COVID-19 on college students, the connections between racial prejudice and police militarization, and much more.
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Similarities in Human and Chimpanzee Behavior Support Evolutionary Basis for Risk Taking
Research suggests that findings about human risk preferences also apply to risk-taking in chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary ancestor in the animal kingdom.
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2022’s Top Research Includes Flavor-Sensitive Fetuses and Less-Lonely Older Adults
The most impactful psychological science research published in 2022 reveals that new understandings of human behavior continue to resonate with wide audiences.
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Smooth Operator: The Editor Who Keeps the APS Journals Machine Flowing
Michele Nathan, the longest-tenured managing editor in the history of APS’s journals, is stepping away from this work in 2023. Two of her many longtime colleagues pay tribute to some of the ways in which her contributions have been so important to the science of psychology.
